Type-writing machine.



PATENTED JUNE 9, 1908.

R. J. ORR. TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22,1907- unrrnns'rars PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT J. ORR, OFNEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERCOMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented'June 9, 1908.

Application filed June 22, 1907. Serial No. 380,196.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT J. ORR, a citizen of the United States,residing in New York city, borough of Manhattan, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImproycments in Type-VVriting Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to typewriting machines, and particularly tomeans for gaging and alining the side edge of the sheet-of paper as itis being introduced into the machine and passed forwardly around theplaten.

One of the "principal objects of the invention is to facilitate theadjustment of said side gages or guides, as well as the frontpaper-guiding fingers, to accommodate different widths of sheets tobeused.

In carrying out this feature of invention, I

couple the side guide directly to the front guiding finger, so that bothmay be adjusted together along the platen,-and so that'when either oneis adjusted to 'the right position, the other is necessarily adjusted toa corresponding position.

The front paper'guiding fingers of the well known Underwood typewritingmachine are mounted by means of brackets upon a rod extending along theplaten at the rear thereof, and are independently swiveled on said rodso as to be turned up away from the platen. In carrying out myinvention, I mount the side guides on the same rod, and couple them tothe front guiding fingers, (or to the brackets that carrysaid fingers),so that the adjustment of either the finger or the side guide which iscoupled thereto, insures a corresponding adjustment of the other of thecoupled memben In theaccompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan Viewofthe platen frame of the Underwood typewriting machine showing my im--provcments applied thereto' Fig. 2 is a perspective fragmentary view ofa typewriter p aten and paper table, showing the improved paper-guidingdevice. Fig. 3is an end view,

showing the parts in normal positions. Fig. A

4 is a view similar to 3 but showing the papenguiding finger raised fromthe platen.

igs. 5 and 6 are plan and side elevations, re

spectively, of the improved side guide. Fi s.

7 and 8 are a side View and plan, respective y,

of the paper-guiding finger and the bracket therefor.

The usual platen 1 is ournaled in a frame in the machine.

2 having an inclined paper table 3. The ends 2 of the platen frame areconnected by a fixed rode, having on its under side a longitudinalgroove or key-way 4 Swiveled on said rod 4 and extending forwardlytherefrom is ,a. bracket 5, theforward end of which is bent at rightangles, to form an ear 6. To thisear is attached a springy finger 7,curved forwardlyand, down around the front of the platen, for guidingthe paper and pressing the same against the (platen. Carried on saidpaper-guiding finger is the usual pressure-roller. 8. From the bracket 5a bar 9 extends along rod 4, and is bent up to form an car 10,- said rod4 passing through both said ear and the rear end ofthe bracket 5. Theusual roll or lever 12' is pressed by a bowed spring 11 into saidkey-way 1*, thereby pressing the roll 8 against the platen.

Mounted against rotation on the rod 4 and extending rearwardlytherefrom,- isan arm 15 for guiding the paper at its side edge, said armcarrying at its rear end an inclined papersupporting flange 16, whichlies close to the surface of the inclined paper table 3, the inclinationof said flange agreeing substantially with the inclination of the papertable, and the side guide and flange just clearing said table. A key 17on arm 15 fits in the keyway 4 in the rod l, to prevent the arm fromturning. Although the arm 15 and bracket 5 are coupled together,stillrotatio n of the bracket onv the rod l'independently of the arm 15,is. permitted. I provide the arm 15 with acurvedslot or slots 18, toreceive the shank of screws 20 each having a nut 21, the

fiat edge of the nut engaging the rod 4, to

prevent the nut from turning. The screws are tapped into holes 19 in thebrackets 5.

The arm 15 is slightly offset as at 22 whereit is coupled to the bracket5, so as to aline with said bracket, Fig. 1, and thereby facilitatethe'alining of the side edge of the apcr The limits of the a justment ofthe guide and bracket along therod 4, are determined by collars-23.

In Fig. 3 the bracket 5 is shown in its lowermost position, with theroller 8 ofthe' paper-guiding finger 7 in normal position on the platen,and in Fig. 5 the same arts are shown, but with the paper-guiding ngerre-- leased or swung up away from 'thepla'ten.

Having thus described my invention,,I claim:

1. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a platenframe, a rod fixed 4. In a typewriting machine, the combinain the platenframe above the platen, an arm tion of a platen, a platen frame, a rodhaving mounted on said rod against rotation and a key-way and fixed inthe platen frame ends extending rearwardly therefrom to support slightlyabove and in rear of said platen, a and guide the paper at its sideedge, and a i bracket swiveled on said rod, apaper-guiding paper guidingfinger rotatable on said rod finger attached to said bracket andextendand extending forwardly therefrom and curving forwardly, thebracket at its oint of ating down around the front of the platen; saidtachment to the paper-guiding nger being arm and finger being coupledtogether for offset to approximately the width of the finsimultaneousadjustment along said rod. ger, an arm also mounted upon said rod and 2.lnatypewrlting machine, the combinaextending rearwardly therefrom, saidarm tion with a platen frame and a rodfixed in having a paper-supportingflange at its rear said platen frame, of a spring-pressed paperend, andalso having a spur or key fitting the guiding finger journaled upon saidrod and key-Way in said rod to prevent rotation of. extending forwardlytherefrom, a side guide said guide thereon, and a curved slot formedmounted upon said rod and extending rearin said arm, means extendingthrough said 0 wardly therefrom and having a spur or key slot forcoupling the arm to the.bracket, said to fit a key-way in said rod toprevent slot permitting the rotation of the bracket on rotation of theside guide on the rod, and the rod independently of the arm, and thealso having a curved slot, and means enarm and bracket being adjustabletogether ga ing the curved slot to couple the side along the rod; saidarm being offset at its guide and the paper-guiding finger together,point of coupling with the bracket so as to the paper-guiding fingerbeing rotatable on l aline with said bracket.

the rod, and said paper-guiding finger and '5. In a typewriting machine,the combinasaid side guide being adjustable together tion with a platen,and a platen frame, of a along said rod. rod mounted upon said platenframe and ex- 3. In a typewriting machine, the combinatending along theupper rear side .of the tion with a platen, a platen frame, and a rodplaten, an arm mounted uponsaid rod and fixed in said platen frame, of abracket swivextending backwardly for guiding the side eled on said rod,a paper-guiding finger atedge of the paper, said arm being adjustabletached to said bracket and extending foralong the rod, and a pa erguiding finger wardly, the bracket at its point of attachpivotallyconnected to sai arm, and extendment to said finger being offset toapproxiing forwardly and downwardly. from the mately the width of saidfinger, a side guidepivot around the front of the platen, the finmountedupon said rod and extending rearer being movable about its pivotupwardly wardly therefrom and having an inclined from the platen, andthe finger and arm beaper-supporting flange, said side uide also I ingad'ustable together along the rod; a aving means to prevent rotation ofthe same spring eing provided for pressing the finger onslaid rold, agndilneans for coupling the Sid? towards the platen. gui e to t e rac ct toermit'movement o i v R the paper-guiding finger into and out of con iROBE P tact ,with the platen, and to permit adjust- Witnesses: ment ofsaid pa er guiding finger and side K. FRANKFORT,

guide together a ong said rod. G. RIPLEY.

